noun
chess
A weedy brome grass that grows in grain fields.
The farmer finds weedy chess growing among the wheat near the field's edge.
Etymology
Origin unknown. The grass-name chess is unrelated to the board-game name.
More examples
- The seed sample contains chess mixed with grain.
- Dense chess competes with the cereal crop.
- The botanist identifies the grass as chess.
Forms
chess
Similar words
- brome
- Brome names the broader grass group; chess refers to particular weedy members.